State and Local Leslie Byrne, who lost in the Democratic primary to Congressman-elect Gerry Connolly from Fairfax County, laments the defeat of Republican Thelma Drake in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch: “This is a step backward for Virginia,” said Leslie L. Byrne of Fairfax County, who in 1992 became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives from Virginia. The Democrat served for one term, representing the 11th District in Northe